Yikes! Declan Rice wins Irish Young Player of the Year Award | OneFootball

Woof. Now there’s a headline that will make you cringe.

Despite having made his one-time switch from Ireland to England, Declan Rice was awarded Irish Young Player of the Year Award by the FAI.

After the award was announced, the FAI released the following statement.

“At the time of the vote, Declan Rice was an Ireland international and qualified for the Young Player category in a year that saw him win three senior caps, all in ‘3’ International Friendly games.

“Declan Rice has since opted to switch his allegiance to England.

“The FAI has completed his international transfer via the FIFA protocols and wishes him well in the future.

“This award maintains the integrity of the voting process in conjunction with the Soccer Writers’ Association of Ireland and the FAI thanks the jury members for their decisions relating to the awards.”

Rice will not be in attendance to claim the award.

Sometimes, the jokes just write themselves.